I think the issue is that you accused people of things they didn't do. No one gave advice to overstock the tank and no one gave advice to add phosphates and no one gave advice to use tap water. Yet you are accusing people of that. Here are the posts from the other thread that you are arguing about. The claims that you made about what people said (overstock a tank, add phosphate, use tap water) are not found in these posts and in the thread. And I don't think anyone actually said to add nitrate. They simply made a statement about what is one possible cause of cyano (low nitrate). I think the posts were fairly responsible actually.
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Originally Posted by NewGuy
Erythromycin is the active ingrediant in Maracyn and its an antibiotic that people take all the time. I had the same problem in my tank and Maracyn clears it up in a day or two. No need to treat for more than that, just follow the instructions on the box as if you are gonna treat an infection. Maracyn will kill off alot of the beneficial bacteria so be prepared for ammonia spikes and additional water changes. Also, just because the Maracyn kills the bacteria doesnt it goes away. You still have to scoop all that green slime out or it will rot and ruin the water. At first it might look like the maracyn didnt work since its still super thick but you will notice that it does not grow back.
Cyanobacteria could be due to poor water flow and super LOW nitrates (not high) the opposite for most algae. It is also a general indicator that your water is dirty.
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Originally Posted by Fishaholic
Agreed - it seems to be due to low nitrates - understocked / startup tanks usually get it. I have a 10 gallon with this problem currently. Frequent water changes just seem to accelerate the growth (Overnight!)
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